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I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America

Monday, November 16, 2009

According to the latest news reports more than 90 percent of the people in the United States don't have a relative or even know anyone serving in the United States military. Is it any wonder why so few people both in the mainstream media and with the general population know or care about our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.This video is just a small glimpse of what our troops are doing in Afghanistan.President Obama may be sending more troops into this mess in Afghanistan.The question everyone should be asking is WHY?TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/i_iNG3vbfaw&hl=en_US&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY THIS VIDEO

If President Obama decides to send more troops to Afghanistan, this is what they will be doing. This video shows our troops in a firefight in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan in the Waterpur Valley region.TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/jiD743FgDKc&hl=en_US&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 9:42 AMUpdated today at 9:42 AMhttp://www.khou.com/news/world/70187662.htmlBAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms abducted and killed at least 13 people in a village west of Baghdad, in what some described as revenge against Sunnis who helped fight al-Qaida, Iraqi officials said Monday.

The exact motive for the attack was unclear, but it could be a case of insurgents killing locals allied to the central government or an internal struggle among the region's fractious tribes.

While members of the Iraqi military have been accused in the past of taking part in extra-judicial killings, such uniforms are also widely available on the open market and have been used by insurgents in the past to conceal their identities.Continue reading here: http://www.khou.com/news/world/70187662.html

This video is of the U.S. Marines in combat from Iraq and Afghanistan. The 1st song is Let the Bodies Hit The Floor. And the second song is Am I Evil. Support Our Troops! TURN UP YOUR VOLUMEWATCH VIDEO HEREhttp://www.youtube.com/v/tnhWUWR5ZJ4&hl=en_US&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Video taken of firefights in both Iraq and Afghanistan and shows what will happen to U.S. troops if President Obama elects to send more troops to Afghanistan.TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/vX1q0uCBGwA&hl=en_US&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Video shows U.S. troops calling in Apache helicopters to assist in taking out Taiban positions in the mountains of Afghanistan.TURN UP YOUR VOLUMEWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/79CdqhTW5tQ&hl=en_US&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO